College Quality and Employee Job Performance: Evidence from Naval Officers.

Bowman, William R.; Mehay, Stephen L.

Industrial and Labor Relations Review, v55 n4 p700-14 Jul 2002

A study of college graduates working as Navy officers found that staff officers who graduated from private schools, regardless of quality, received better performance appraisals. Line officers who graduated from top-ranked public or private schools received better early-career appraisals. In both groups, graduates of top-rated private schools were more likely to be promoted. (Contains 24 references.) (SK)